Railroad-tie.



J. A. BILAN.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLIQATION FILED MAY29.1914.

Patented'Sept. 14, 1915.

JOHN A. BILAN, oFfoKLAHoMA, OKLAHOMA.

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nppneation inea May a9, 1914. serial No.' 841,812.

To all whom it may coi/wem: .i Y Y.

Be Vit known that I, JOHN- A.. BILAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of Oklahoma,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the .following is a-specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to ties for railroads, and has as one of its objects, the provision of a tie structure, simple in arrangement, therefore practical for installation; positive in rail retention, therefore safe; and the elimination of parts susceptible to misplacement and loss, therefore additionally safe, all condncing to the elimination of disaster.

Gther objects will become apparent from a further readingof the following specification. f

On the sheet of drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification are views of convenient forms in which the invention may be clothed'.

On the drawing,- -Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a device involving the invention, and showing the use of a three part tie; the rails in place, and one convenient form of tying the parts rigidly together. Fig. 2 is an elevation view, partly sectional, and showing the use of the invention from another point of view. Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to that shown in Fig. 1, except that a two-piece construction, instead of a threepiece construction is shown. Figs. ,11 and 5, respectively, show a different manner of uniting the sections of Figs. l and 2 respectively, and Fig. 6 incorporates two perspective views of the ends.

In these views, similar characters indicate similar parts.

Referring first to the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4 (although Fig. 2, in way shown, is as applicable to Fig. 3 as-.to Fig. 2), there are three parts to the tie, namely 7, 8 and 9.

Each part comprises or includes a pair of rail-base retaining clips, integrally formed with the body of the part, and` which includes flanges 10 and 11, each of which overhangs one edge of the rail base 12 in the saine direotion-that isto say, the part 7 has its clips extending over the rail-base 12 from the left, as do also the clips on the rail part 9, while those on the part 8 reach over the rail-base 12 in a direction opposed to those first mentioned and on that Side of the Y Specification of Letters Patent.

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rail-base 12 `opposite that first mentioned. By an `arrangemei'lt of this order it will be readily. noted that the rails are under a positive grip that will insure permanency of location when the tie-is properly in place.

1t is designed :that the parts shall be moved end-wise in placing them in position, thus each part is provided with a recess 141 at the clip, but on the side opposite thereto, so that the rail-base `and the tie part may be relatively shifted to put the rail and tie in place. Izt will be noted that the rail parts incline on their upper surfaces from the rail-base recesses on the one end to the railbase clips'on the other, thus to save in cost of construction, and.` atthesame time giving to the clip Aall the needed strength. These tie parts are offset as at 15 and 16, so that they may be fitted Vand locked together when theparts are in position, to wit:-'When the offset shoulders 15 and 16 of each tie part, are intotal contact with the others, the railbaise .clips will be forced home on the railbases, thus insuring permanency of location -of ipa-lits, therefore rigid-*ity inassemblage.

For the purpose of holding the rail-parts in fixed position each tie part may be rabbeted out at the upper surface, at each end, and inlaid thereat may be bolster 17 that may be bolted in place, or otherwise suitably fasten the ties together. rlhus when this last operation is consummated, it will be seen that there is a fixed condition of the parts, preventing their relative movement, thus rendering the structure rigid.

Should it be deemed expedient to otherwise tie the parts together, they may be so joined by bolts 18 passed through the body of the tie parts as seen in Figs. 4 and 5.

Now while the structure, as described, is one of considerable practical value, there is illustrated by Figs. 3 and 5, a construction of equal value and involving only two tie parts 19 and 20, each of which is, as the others previously described, provided with the previously described clips, arranged in the same manner, and for the same purpose. These clips may be designated by 21 and 22, and the rail-base seats may be designated by 23 and 24. These tie parts 19 and 2O are each provided with an offset 25, and when the shoulders, formed thereby, are forced into contact the clips 21 and 22 will be forced into full rail retaining position on the rail bases.

The two parts 19 and 20 may be united in any suitable manner, forns'tanc'e aspreviously explained, either by the bolsters 2G or the bolts 18. i

It will now be noticed that there is* provided a rail-road tie comprising component parts adapted to be set together and fitted one to the other,y and when so fitted, to insure perfect rigidity between the rail-base clips and rail-base, thus not only holding the rails positively in place, but preventing wear between therail .clips and bases. In this connection it is to be noted that as the rail clip and the rail base seat are integral, thus eliminatingmovement between them, and as the fitting of the rail parts at the shoulders 15, 16er 25, forces the rail clips to a full home position, all relative movements between parts, or in other words rattling of the ,parts is avoided, consequently wear is eliminated.

I-Iaving thus described this invention, I claim: y 1. A railway tie, including tie members having interlocking oppositely facing shoulders at their longitudinal contacting edges and oppositely presented rail base engaging clips, said clips being in continuation of the -upper surfaces of said tie members, lsaid tie members also having recesses in eXtension of the resultant undercut recesses of said clips, and themselves having oppositely inclined upper surfaces,l the bases and ele- Vvations thereof terminating vat diagonally opposite points of the tie members, and

means for the retention of said tie members against lateral separation.

2; A railway-tie including tie-members having interlocking engagement at their themselves having oppositely inclined upf per surfaces, the bases and elevationsthereof terminating. at diagonally opposite points in the tie-members, and meansV for the reten tion of said tie-members against lateral separation. r

3. AV rail road tie comprising a plurality of tie parts, locking means on each part,rrail base clips adapted to grip the rail bases when the locKing means are in Contact, notchesf formed onveach tie part, and tying bolstersbolted in each notch. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set i my hand this 14th day ofMay, in the' year of our Lord nineteen hundred and fourteen.

JOHN n. BILAN. Witnesses: 'i Y `v ED. M. BAUNoi-io, R. E. BAUCOM.

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Washington, D. C'. 

